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Box 1, 1914-1930

 File — Box: B271.01.0001
Identifier: B271.01.0001
Abstract Nettie Limon lived in the west Colfax area of Denver in the early 1900s and contributed to a number of Jewish organizations, including the West Side Benevolent Society. The West Side Benevolent Society was formed in 1906 and purchased land in 1908 for the Golden Hill Cemetery. The collection contains a Certificate for Membership of West Side Benevolent Society 1914; Certificate in Hebrew; Certificate for Contribution of $1.00 for U.S. Jewish Relief Day Special Fund 1916; Grand College Talmud...
Dates: 1914-1930

Oral History Interview with Aimee Strauss, 1982 March 19

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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00092
Abstract "Aimee (nee Peyser) Strauss reminisces about growing up in Denver, Colo. She talks specifically about the education she received in public schools, as well as her religious education at Temple Emanuel Sunday School. She discusses her work experience while a single woman, including her involvement in the education of immigrant Jews on the West Side of Denver. She describes her wedding to Melvin Strauss, their honeymoon in California, and their experiences in the grocery business in Denver....
Dates: 1982 March 19

Oral History Interview with Eva Berger Saphro, 1982 October 11

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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00102
Abstract

Interviewed by her daughter, Eva talks about Glen Park School (later became Colfax Elementary) and was first PTA president, she was the first female president of Hebrew Educational Alliance, which was meant to be the Young Men's Hebrew Association. She also talks about gathering kosher food with Fannie Lorber for patients in Beth Israel Hospital.

Dates: 1982 October 11

Oral History Interview with Frayda Ornsten, 1978 July 17

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Identifier: B098.01.0002.00038
Abstract

Frayda Lynn Ornsten (née Blumberg) discusses her childhood, including the Jewish environment, schooling, and family gatherings. She also discusses her two marriages and her education and career in the field of special education. She talks about her father, Ben Blumberg, and her relationship with him. She reflects on changing attitudes, roles, goals of youth, and her philosophy of life. Went to the University of Denver.

Interview Index notes in Release file B098.01.0022.0003

Dates: 1978 July 17

Oral History Interview with Ida Aaron, 1980 April

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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00085
Abstract

Covers life on the West Side of Denver; some information in interview not accurate.

Dates: 1980 April

Oral History Interview with Jennie Goldberg, 1982 March 10

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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00089
Abstract

Major subjects covered in the interview include family immigrating to Denver form Poland, fathers’ grocery business, growing up in a Jewish family, schooling, charity work and religious life. Also talks about Rabbi Kauvar.

Dates: 1982 March 10

Oral History Interview with Miriam Goldberg, 1982 July 15

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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00096
Abstract "Miriam Goldberg (née Harris) details the history of her family, beginning with her maternal great-grandparents, Louis and Bertha (née Joseph) Cohn, German immigrants in the late 1840s. Specifics of her grandmother's family, and mother and father's family, are also included, as well as a discussion of her four children. She recounts growing up in Denver, Colo. in a Jewish family, and comments on the division between Denver's East Side and West Side Jewish communities. She talks about Temple...
Dates: 1982 July 15